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This year, the German University Medicine Award goes to a research team for a globally unique approach: the ‘heart patch’ – a therapy using stem cells to repair the heart muscle and strengthen the heart permanently. The study is a prime example of translational research, from the laboratory to clinical

Approximately 400 times in a woman’s life, a mature egg makes the “leap.” It is released into the fallopian tube, ready for fertilization by the sperm. Researchers led by Melina Schuh, Christopher Thomas, and Tabea Lilian Marx from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences have now succeeded in

A team led by physicists Steffen Sahl and Stefan Hell at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen and the MPI for Medical Research in Heidelberg has succeeded in measuring distances within biomolecules using a light microscope, down to 1 nanometer and with Ångström precision. The intra-molecular

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have developed a new method that makes it possible for the first time to image the three-dimensional shape of proteins with a conventional microscope. Combined with artificial intelligence, One-step Nanoscale Expansion (ONE) microscopy enables the detection of structural changes in damaged or

Exhibition at the Forum Wissen Göttingen extended until Oct 20, 2024   Due to the enormous demand – more than 17.000 people have seen the exhibition so far – it will be extended until 20 October 2024.   How does a “patch” for the heart work? Can we hear with

Fadhel El May is researching a new generation of cochlear implants which could revolutionize hearing with implants. But Hertha Sponer College member El May is not only a scientist, he is also affected himself: he has been profoundly deaf since birth.   Link to Science Notes interview (article in German)

Dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease and its preliminary stage can be detected by measuring so-called microRNAs in blood. Researchers from DZNE in Göttingen, together with US experts from Boston University and the Indiana University School of Medicine, report on this in the scientific journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of

Salon Debate „Animal experiments in science“ on September 17, 2024 at Forum Wissen   In the midst of heated debates in society and politics, the question arises: can’t animal testing simply be stopped? Since 2013, no cosmetics may be tested on animals in the EU and the marketing of cosmetics

Impaired calcium buffering in heart muscle cells promotes the progression and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation. This was discovered by researchers from the Heart Center of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK). The findings offer potential starting points for new therapies. The results

Salon Debate on September 17, 2024 at Forum Wissen   „Animal experiments in science“ is the topic of an event on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 6.30 p.m. in the Forum Wissen at the University of Göttingen. It is part of the “Salon Debates” series, which addresses current issues from